Punjab Assembly: Maryam becomes Pakistan’s first female CM, says she has no desire to ‘seek revenge’ – Pakistan
Amid boycotts and delays, the Punjab Assembly on Monday elected PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz as the first female chief minister of the province and Pakistan. Maryam clinched an overwhelming victory with 220 votes against rival Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Initially, the SIC — which is now home to the PTI-backed […]
Bullish momentum continues at PSX as shares rally 900 points in intraday trade – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the green on Monday, gaining over 900 points in intraday trade, with the analysts attributing the ongoing trend to clarity on the government structure. The KSE-100 index gained 904.03, or 1.44 per cent, to stand at 63,719.84 at 1:03pm from the previous close of 62,815.81. Mohammed […]
Teachers in Peshawar urged to promote cultural diversity among children – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Participants of an event here on Sunday urged teachers and parents to encourage children to take part in multiple classroom activities for fostering interfaith harmony, socialising and appreciation for cultural and linguistic diversity. The event titled ‘Love beyond faiths and cultures’ was organised at Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis (IDEA) School of Arts. […]
Bullish momentum continues at PSX as shares rally 700 points in intraday trade – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the green on Monday, gaining over 600 points in intraday trade, with the analysts attributing the ongoing trend to clarity on the government structure. The KSE-100 index gained 682.82, or 1.09 per cent, to stand at 63,498.63 at 11:16am from the previous close of 62,815.81. Mohammed […]
Girl in Arabic print shirt saved from mob by Lahore police – Pakistan
LAHORE: Timely action by police saved a teenage girl wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from attack by a charged mob, alleging she committed blasphemy, in the crowded Ichra Bazaar here on Sunday. The situation turned ugly after someone alleged that the girl’s dress was bearing Quranic verses. However, some shopkeepers defended […]
Utility stores cut prices of essentials amid public outcry – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Amid public outcry, the state-run Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has reduced the prices of about 40 essential items by up to 17 per cent with immediate effect to slightly lower than prices in the open retail market. This will be followed by price cuts ahead of Ramazan. Before this reduction, there was a negligible […]
In a blow to SIFC plans, caretakers terminate M6 motorway contract – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has dealt a big blow to the Special Investment and Facilitation Council’s (SIFC) plans to attract investments by not only terminating the contract for the much-awaited 306km Hyderabad-Sukkur (M-6) Motorway but also escalating the project’s cost by over 100 per cent. Under the terminated contract, a joint venture of Techno, ACC, […]
Sindh Assembly session to elect chief minister underway
The Sindh Assembly session to elect the new chief minister of the province commenced on Monday with PPP’s Murad Ali Shah contesting MQM-P’s Ali Khurshidi. Newly elected speaker Syed Owais Qadir Shah is presiding over the session. After reading out the rules of polling, the voting commenced in the provincial legislature. On Sunday, Owais Shah from the […]
Young man shot dead by robbers in Karachi – Pakistan
KARACHI: A young man was shot dead by armed robbers in Saudabad on Sunday, police said. They identified the victim as Nabeel Nisar, 35, who was shot at and injured at Liaquat Market, H-Area near Farooqi Masjid. The police claimed that the incident took place when he put up resistance to an armed robbery bid. […]
PPP and ‘N’ yet to name Balochistan CM, speaker – Pakistan
QUETTA: The leadership of future coalition partners in Balochistan, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) could not finalise the names of their candidates for the top slots of the leader of the house, speaker, and deputy speaker, with three days remaining for the first session of the Balochistan Assembly, which has […]